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The New York Police Department (NYPD) announced in a statement regarding the protest that participants who were reacting to the arrest of Khalil, who led the protests at Columbia University, had been taken into custody.
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The statement noted that the protesters are facing charges of trespassing and resisting arrest. Police stated that all protesters had been removed from the building.
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During the protest, the group, wearing red t-shirts with the words "Stop arming Israel" and carrying banners reading "Bring Mahmoud home now," chanted slogans such as "Fight Nazis, not students."
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The demonstrators demanded the immediate release of Khalil.
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Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, a graduate student at Columbia University, was detained on March 3 while heading home with his wife.
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Khalil's attorney, Amy Greer, stated that despite her client being a "green card holder with permanent residency" and his wife being an American citizen, he was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and his green card was revoked.
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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated the following in a post on the social media platform X:
"We will revoke the visas or green cards of Hamas supporters in America so they can be deported."
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It was reported that a judge has temporarily blocked Khalil's deportation.
News Source : 12punto
